seal engraving; carve seals
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to carve seals; to engrave characters (usu. in seal script) onto seals
Specifically refers to the traditional art of carving Chinese characters, typically in seal script (篆书), onto seals or stamps. The term may also function as a noun denoting the art form itself.
Tā他
shī师
cóng从
míng名
shī师
xué学
xí习
zhuàn篆
kè刻
yǐ已
yǒu有
shí十
nián年
。
He has been studying seal engraving under a famous master for ten years.
Zhè这
fāng方
yìn印
zhāng章
de的
zhuàn篆
kè刻
dāo刀
fǎ法
cāng苍
jìng劲
yǒu有
lì力
。
The engraving technique on this seal is vigorous and powerful.
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Zhuàn篆
kè刻
yǔ与
shū书
fǎ法
、
huì绘
huà画
bìng并
chēng称
wéi为
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
yì艺
shù术
de的
sān三
dà大
mén门
lèi类
。
Seal engraving, calligraphy, and painting are regarded as the three major categories of traditional Chinese art.